CWEA Stormwater Committee Webinar Planning for Climate Change and Stormwater Resiliency Is your community unsure of how to respond to increasing rain events and flooding? Is your stormwater infrastructure being overwhelmed? This webinar will provide an overview of the problem and will summarize regional and local efforts to respond to more frequent and intense storm…

Virginia Water Monitoring Resource Survey

If you monitor water quality in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) needs your help. By taking a 5 minute survey, the DEQ will be able to quantify the value of water quality monitoring by citizen volunteers and other organizations. If you have already taken the survey, thank you for your input. If…

Now Open! Prince George’s County Litter Reduction and Citizen Engagement Mini Grant Program

The Prince George’s County Government and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce a new grant opportunity to help make Prince George’s County communities cleaner and greener! The Prince George’s County Litter Reduction and Citizen Engagement Mini Grant Program supports litter reduction and litter-related citizen engagement projects that engage and educate residents, students, and businesses about ways…

Be a REAL Bay stakeholder for a local high school

Dear Chesapeake Bay enthusiasts, Last year, 10 of you filled out this form for our Grade 10 Chesapeake Bay app project–students crunched public Bay data and designed a useful app for a specific stakeholder. One of my favorites used water conditions over time to predict where specific fish could be located in the future for a family…

2019 MAEOE Conference Registration is Open!

The MAEOE Annual Conference is the largest state-wide environmental education conference in the nation and the only conference of its kind in the State of Maryland. The conference brings together 600+ formal and non-formal educators for four days of networking, gaining resources and examples from the classroom, the school grounds and the community. Click here…

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is excited to announce that the Environmental Education grant program is currently open which awards funding to expand and enhance Bay environmental education programs for pre-K through 12 grade students in Maryland. The Trust recognizes that the future health of our environment, economy, and communities depends on an environmentally literate and engaged citizenry. The…

CWEA Stormwater Committee Webinar Planning for Climate Change and Stormwater Resiliency Is your community unsure of how to respond to increasing rain events and flooding? Is your stormwater infrastructure being overwhelmed? This webinar will provide an overview of the problem and will summarize regional and local efforts to respond to more frequent and intense storm…

Classroom Ag Career Visits from UMD College of Ag and Natural Resources

Do you teach students who have expressed an interest in a career in Agriculture? The University of Maryland’s Agricultural Education Program will be visiting high schools throughout the state of Maryland during the 2018-2019 academic year. We will provide an overview of the current advancements of careers in Agricultural disciplines, conduct a supplementary instructional segment related…

Sun Nov 4: Trees, Gardens, and Naturalist Projects for Sacred Spaces

Please share with others you know who may be interested. Trees, Gardens, and Naturalist Projects in Sacred Spaces Sunday, November 4, 2018 Hosted by the Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria, www.treestewards.org Potluck Dinner at 5pm, Panel from 5:30-7:30pm RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trees-gardens-and-naturalist-projects-in-sacred-spaces-tickets-51795818688 A growing number of faith communities across Arlington and Alexandria are embracing innovative projects that…